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Entries in 'anti-piracy' (6)

Microsoft 'retires' Office OGA feature

Microsoft 'retires' Office OGA feature

NEWS

Microsoft has removed the Office Genuine Advantage ‘nag ware’ feature from the Office range of software.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 21st 2010 at 5:35AM
Microsoft announces licence changes following Russia report

Microsoft announces licence changes following Russia report

NEWS

Microsoft announced a massive policy shift on software licensing in Russia following criticism of the use of anti-piracy efforts to suppress dissent groups.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 13th 2010 at 10:43PM
Microsoft-backed raids 'suppress dissent' in Russia

Microsoft-backed raids 'suppress dissent' in Russia

NEWS

The Russian authorities have been using Microsoft anti-piracy investigations as a pretext for seizing computers from political opponents, reports suggest.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 13th 2010 at 5:58AM
Wikileaks ISP 'raided' in anti-piracy probe

Wikileaks ISP 'raided' in anti-piracy probe

NEWS

The Swedish prosecutor's office confirmed that coordinated raids had taken place in as many as 14 different countries in an investigation targetting a movie filesharing network called "The Scene."

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 8th 2010 at 3:04AM
China angered over Microsoft anti-piracy measures

China angered over Microsoft anti-piracy measures

NEWS Internet users in China are railing against anti-piracy measures enforced by Microsoft, which disrupts the operation of computers it detects are running copied versions of Windows.

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Oct 22nd 2008 at 1:13PM
Microsoft launches XP licence initiative

Microsoft launches XP licence initiative

NEWS Microsoft has announced a programme aimed at helping organisations using Windows XP Professional to ensure their PCs are compliant – and aiding those that find that they have computers that ...
by Ben Furfie
on Oct 4th 2007 at 11:32AM